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Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture

Incisal Edge Position: Planning for an Overdenture

Have you been through the experience of constructing an immediate denture where the patient returned from surgery with an overly prominent display of...

| 9 years ago
Individual Dental Implant Supported Restorations for Maxillary Incisors

Individual Dental Implant Supported Restorations for Maxillary Incisors

This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...

| 9 years ago
Tooth Supported Fixed Bridge for Missing Maxillary Incisors

Tooth Supported Fixed Bridge for Missing Maxillary Incisors

This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...

| 9 years ago
Temporary Restoration Options for Extraction Sockets
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Temporary Restoration Options for Extraction Sockets

This patient has decided to have his upper maxillary incisors removed following a significant dental history that includes endodontic treatment, clinical...

| 9 years ago
Challenge: Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris

Challenge: Oral Pemphigus Vulgaris

A 44-year-old female presented with severe vestibulo-bullous lesions as a result of oral pemphigus vulgaris (PV). The patient had been under the care...

| 9 years ago
Sub-Pontic Osseous Hyperplasia
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Sub-Pontic Osseous Hyperplasia

I had the pleasure of meeting a great patient for the first time earlier this year. She had been to her hygienist who identified an area of decay around...

| 9 years ago
Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part I]

Implant Supported Restoration Following Severe Trauma [Part I]

Patients that have endured injury as a result of trauma present unique challenges in restorative treatment planning. The goals of the patient are...

| 10 years ago
Maxillary Implant Surgical Guide Using the MiniSTAR
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Maxillary Implant Surgical Guide Using the MiniSTAR

Practical communication is helpful in creating an optimal treatment result when removal of supporting bone is coordinated with the surgical placement...

| 10 years ago
Vacuum Formed Record Base Using the MiniSTAR

Vacuum Formed Record Base Using the MiniSTAR

A well-fitting record base is critical for the evaluation of the vertical dimension of occlusion, the centric relation position of the mandible...

| 10 years ago
Desired Outcomes and Meeting Expectations
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Desired Outcomes and Meeting Expectations

The contrast between the upper and lower arch has been fascinating to me since I have known this patient. Ten years ago she was given (by her periodontist)...

| 10 years ago